1950 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
DurationJune 15–23, 1950
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Runners-upWashington State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBibb Falk (2nd title)
MOPRay VanCleef (Rutgers)
Seasons

The 1950 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1950. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1950 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourth time in 1950, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed their second championship.[1]

Conference changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1950 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid.[1]

Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament city Tournament winner
Big SevenNebraskaNo conference tournament
Big NineWisconsin
Michigan
No conference tournament
CIBAStanfordNo conference tournament
EIBLArmy
Princeton
No conference tournament
Gulf Coast ConferenceHoustonNo conference tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceEast - Bradley
West - Oklahoma A&M
1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournamentPeoria, ILBradley
Pacific Coast Conference NorthWashington StateNo conference tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAlabamaNo conference tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - Virginia Tech
South - Wake Forest
1950 Southern Conference baseball tournamentGreensboro, NCWake Forest
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo conference tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y 11–3 .78616–8 .667
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61511–9 .550
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58314–8 .636
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50010–8 .556
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .444– –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .364– –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .3137–13 .350
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1950[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1950 Big Nine Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin  ‍†‍‍ 9–3 .75019–9 .679
Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 9–3 .75018–9 .667
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8–3 .72719–6 .760
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54513–6 .684
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54517–12 .586
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50011–12 .478
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40014–7 .667
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–8 .20012–14 .462
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .11111–17 .393
As of June 16, 1950[4]
Rankings from D1Baseball
1950 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Army  ‍†‍‍ 7–2–0 .77814–4–0 .778
Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 7–2–0 .77814–8–0 .636
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75013–6–0 .684
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .7149–6–0 .600
Yale  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55614–13–0 .519
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3336–12–1 .342
Penn  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .33310–12–0 .455
Brown  ‍‍‍ 2–5–0 .2868–8–0 .500
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 2–6–0 .2504–11–0 .267
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 1–6–0 .1438–23–0 .258
† – Conference champion
1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Bradley  x‍‍‡‍ 5–0–0 1.00017–15–1 .530
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 3–2–0 .6000–0–0 –
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 1–3–0 .25010–6–0 .625
Drake  ‍‍‍ 0–4–0 .0000–0–0 –
West
Oklahoma A&M  x‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66715–7–0 .682
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .5006–10–0 .375
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1–5–0 .1674–14–0 .222
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[5]
1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍y 12–2 .85732–6 .842
Washington  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .6009–6 .600
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375– –
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3577–12 .368
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333– –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66719–15 .559
California  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .57124–13 .649
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533– –
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53316–8 .667
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357– –
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33319–21 .475
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1950 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
Kentucky  x‍‍‍ 11–2 .84616–7 .696
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62518–10 .643
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .4388–9 .471
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .3897–11 .389
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36812–13 .480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .2356–16 .273
Western
Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y 12–4 .75023–12 .657
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64313–6 .684
Florida  ‍‍‍ 5–3 .62520–9 .690
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50011–6 .647
LSU  ‍‍‍ 2–7 .2225–9 .357
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 1–4 .2004–9 .308
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1950[6][7]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1950 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Virginia Tech  x‍‍‍ 8–2 .80013–9 .591
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 6–3 .667– –
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–3 .66720–8 .714
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ – –– –
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–9 .471
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ – –– –
VMI  ‍‍‍ – –– –
Southern
Wake Forest  x‍‍‡‍ 14–3 .82431–6 .838
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 13–3 .81320–11 .645
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64716–9 .640
NC State  ‍‍‍ – –– –
Furman  ‍‍‍ – –– –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50016–18 .471
Duke  ‍‍‍ – –– –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ – –– –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0004–14 .222
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1950 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14–1 .93327–6 .818
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64317–11 .607
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53320–9 .690
TCU  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46714–9 .609
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1679–12 .429
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1549–12 .429
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1950[9][10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1950 season marked the fourth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. For the first time, the College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which became the permanent home of the event. Districts used a variety of selection methods to the event, from playoffs to a selection committee. District playoffs were not considered part of the NCAA Tournament, and the expansion to eight teams resulted in the end of regionals as they existed from 1947 through 1949. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas claiming their second championship with a 3–0 win over Washington State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Rutgers4
Rutgers5
Wisconsin3
Wisconsin7
Colorado A&M3
Rutgers1
Washington State310
Alabama9
Washington State1
Bradley2
Alabama1Texas12
Washington State9
Washington State3
Tufts1Texas3
Texas15Washington State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Rutgers9
Wisconsin3
Alabama1
Wisconsin2
Texas3Rutgers16
Colorado A&M1
Texas7
Tufts0
Tufts5
Bradley4

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 17–21. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Braden Gall (July 2, 2012). "The History of Pac-12 Conference Realignment". Athlon Sports. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten Conference standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  7. ↑ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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